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November 4, 2002 Westernport Library Hosting Genealogy Speaker November 7, 2002 Christmas Craft Time at South Cumberland Library's Evening Story Time November 14, 2002 Library Book Group Meet November 21 November 14, 2002 Oris the Drug Sniffing Dog At Evening Story Hour November 16, 2002 Homeschoolers' Book Discussion Group Announces January Read November 22, 2002 Library Evening Story Times A Hit With Busy Parents November 26, 2002 Library's December History Lecture On Local Indians November 26, 2002 Talk On "Distribution Of An Estate With/Without A Will" at LaVale November 26, 2002 National Inclusive Schools Week Celebration Program - "Using Children's Literature to Build an Inclusive Classroom Community" - Being Held at
November 4, 2002 Westernport Library Hosting Genealogy SpeakerPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Pam Neder Westernport Public Library 66 Main Street Westernport, MD 21562 A program titled “Doing Genealogy in Allegany County” will be presented by Harriet Moore at the Westernport Branch of the Allegany County Library System on Monday, November 11 starting at 7 PM. Harriet Moore is a local genealogist who works with the Genealogical Society of Allegany County Maryland headquartered at 215 Bowen Street in Cumberland. The program will last about an hour and will include a question and answer period.
November 7, 2002 Christmas Crafts at South Cumberland Library's Evening Story TimePRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
South Cumberland Library’s Evening Story Time on November 14 will allow children of all ages to listen to a story about Thanksgiving and to make a Christmas craft to take home. The program that will begin at 7 PM, is designed to provide a fun family outing to the library. Members of the local 4-H club will be providing the craft activity and helping hands. The Allegany County Library System’s Evening Story Time Programs are half hour programs designed for the convenience of families who are busy in the daytime hours, but still want to foster good reading habits for their families. These sessions are open to all children. Ask at your local library for a brochure containing a schedule of Evening Story Time Programs, as well as other Story Hours and Toddler Times throughout the county.
November 14, 2002 Library Book Group Meets November 21PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The Book Discussion Group of the South Cumberland Branch Library will meet Thursday, November 21, 7 PM at the Library to discuss Blackberry Wine: A Novel by Joanne Harris. The story of Jay Mackintosh, a 30-something year old writer
who once wrote an acclaimed novel of life in an English village but now writes
science-fiction suspense novels. Tired
of his current life, Jay leaves his life in London behind and sets out to
explore life as the owner of a French estate.
You soon meet a colorful cast of characters reminiscent of the characters
in Harris’s acclaimed novel Chocolat. Anyone who has read the book is welcome to come and share. Copies of the book are available at your local library.
November 14, 2002 Oris the Drug Sniffing Dog at Evening Story HourPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
Sgt. Allen Hall and drug-sniffing dog Oris from the Cumberland Police Department will be at a special Allegany County Library Evening Story Hour on Thursday, November 21 at 6:30 PM. The library is located at 31 Washington Street. Everyone is invited. The program, using Oris to get everyone’s attention, will introduce young children to the dangers of drugs. Since parents and children will attend the program together, an opportunity is made for open dialogue with the children on this important subject. Oris will be accompanied by his handler Cpl. Rocky Reed from the Cumberland Police Department. Trooper Wilson, D.A.R.E. Officer for the Maryland State Police, will also be present to add his support.
November 16, 2002 Homeschoolers' Book Discussion Group Announces January ReadPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
The Homeschoolers’ Book Discussion Group of the Allegany County Library System have chosen Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor for its January discussion.
At its meeting on Monday, December 9 at 2 PM, the book group will be discussing On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George. 30 years after the release of her Newbery Honor Book My Side of the Mountain, George wrote this sequel, On the Far Side of the Mountain. Our discussion group is excited to have the chance to talk about what has happened to Sam Gribley, the book’s main character, since we discussed him in My Side of the Mountain. Sam had been living inside a large burnt out tree cavity with his wild animal friends for company except for an occasional visitor of the human sorts. By now Sam has been living in the Catskill Mountain tree home for two years; and as the saying goes, ‘all good things must come to an end.’ Though you would never expect it to end the way it does.
The Book Discussion Group meets the 2nd Monday of each month at the South Cumberland Library. Discussions last about one hour and are open to all children ages 7 to 15. Copies of the books are available at your local library.
November 22, 2002 Library Evening Story Times A Hit With Busy ParentsPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
All branches of the Allegany County Library System are offering Evening Story Time programs designed for the convenience of families who are busy in the daytime hours, but who still want to foster good reading habits for their families.
The Evening Story Times are half hour programs open to all children. These programs include stories, songs, and activities for fun and adventure. A Family Craft Time is sometimes included.
“It’s a family quality time,” says Miss Becky, South Cumberland Branch Children’s Librarian. “The parents are able to spend time with their children, and it’s an enjoyable time for parent and child.”
A Fall 2002 schedule of Evening Story Time programs and the library system’s Story Hours and Toddler Time programs can be obtained at any library branch.
For December the following Evening Story Times are planned: Main Branch on Washington Street-Thursdays Dec. 5, 12, & 19 at 6:30 PM; Frostburg Branch-Mondays Dec. 9 & 23 at 6:30 PM; George’s Creek Branch-Wednesday Dec. 11 at 6:30 PM; LaVale Branch-Thursday Dec. 5 at 6:30 PM; South Cumberland Branch-Thursday Dec. 12 at 7 PM; and Westernport Branch-Monday 2, 9, & 16 at 6:30 PM.
November 26, 2002
Library's December History Lecture on Local IndiansPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
“Prehistoric & Historic Indians of the Middle Atlantic Region: With emphasis on Inhabitants of the Upper Potomac Area” will be the subject of the Allegany County Library System’s December History Lecture. The Lecture will be on Tuesday, December 3 starting at 7PM at the South Cumberland Branch Library. Guest speaker will be Charles McVeigh. The program will consist of a “show and tell,” with McVeigh using his own artifacts to demonstrate the talk. It will last about one hour with time given to having your questions answered. Children, except for the very young, should enjoy this program. “People are always coming to the library to find out about the Indians that lived in this area,” commented Linda Burkey, Community Outreach Coordinator. “We never really knew of a good resource for this information until we recently found out about Mr. McVeigh’s knowledge of the subject.” McVeigh is well known in this region for his work at the University of Maryland’s Cooperative Extension Service in Allegany County from which he is now retired. He is also known for his wealth of information on United State military history.
November 26, 2002
Talk on "Distribution Of An Estate With/Without A Will" At LaVale
PRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Sondra Ritchie LaVale Public Library 815 National Highway LaVale, MD 21502
Attorney George B. Levasseur, Jr. will talk on the Distribution of an Estate With or Without a Will at the LaVale Library on Wednesday, December 4 starting at 7PM. Levasseur will address some of the things that the public may not be aware of concerning estates and wills and why you might need a lawyer’s help for making a will “to ensure you know what will happen especially when children are involved.” He also said “he would be adding just a little on the subject of trusts.” The program will last about an hour with a short question and answer period after the presentation.
November 26, 2002
National Inclusive Schools Week Celebration Program - "Using Children's Literature to Build an Inclusive Classroom Community" - Being Held at Local LibraryPRESS RELEASE - Allegany County Library System Contact: Linda Burkey South Cumberland Library 100 Seymour Street Cumberland, MD 21502
In partnership with The Arc of Maryland, Inc. the South Cumberland Branch Library is happy to help lend support for this information share on the subject of the uniqueness of each child as a student. The program will be held on Thursday, December 5 from 6:30 to 8 PM at the South Cumberland Library. The program will use the theme “Using Children’s Literature to Build an Inclusive Classroom Community” as a place to begin the evening of sharing.
Everyone’s invited—parents, teachers, students, friends, grandparents, anyone who is interested. Come listen and/or share your experiences, bring your favorite inclusive book.
The Allegany County Board of Education’s Partners for Success will also be represented by Kaylene Gray, who works with infants to children aged 5, and Gena Fairall, who works with children ages 3-21. They will tell a little bit on what they do and show some of the resources available.
The Arc of Maryland, Inc. is an advocacy organization that works across the state of Maryland to help empower individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities and their families. The celebration on December 5 is actually to support the inclusion of all students in our learning community for every student has unique learning abilities. |
